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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Physical Therapists toward COVID-19 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-A Cross-Sectional Study.
Alshahrani, Adel; Gautam, Ajay Prashad; Asiri, Faisal; Ahmad, Irshad; Alshahrani, Mastour Saeed; Reddy, Ravi Shankar; Alharbi, Mutasim D; Alkhathami, Khalid; Alzahrani, Hosam; Alshehri, Yasir S; Alqhtani, Raee.
Affiliation
  • Alshahrani A; Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia.
  • Gautam AP; Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.
  • Asiri F; Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.
  • Ahmad I; Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alshahrani MS; Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.
  • Reddy RS; Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alharbi MD; Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alkhathami K; Department of Health Rehabilitation, Shaqra University, Shaqra 11961, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alzahrani H; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alshehri YS; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah 41411, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alqhtani R; Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia.
Healthcare (Basel) ; 10(1)2022 Jan 05.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35052269
ABSTRACT
To curb the COVID-19 pandemic, the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of preventive measures play an essential role, and healthcare workers have had to endure a burden to care for COVID-19 patients. Thus, this study aimed to assess the weight of the KAP of physiotherapists in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a cross-sectional study, where we circulated an online KAP questionnaire to 1179 physical therapists, and among those, 287 participated and completed the questionnaire. The collected responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, correlation, and regression analyses, and p-value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Both males and females participated in almost equal numbers; most of the participants were <40 years, had a bachelor's level of education, and were from the central region of Saudi Arabia. Social media and the internet were the primary sources of COVID-19-related information (74.6%). Knowledge components A (92%) and B (73.9%) were excellent among most participants. Approximately half of the participants (50.5%) had a moderate attitude toward COVID-19, and regarding the practice component, most participants (74.6%) scored moderately. Correlation analysis showed a low positive relationship between knowledge A, attitude, and practice components. Still, there was a very low positive relationship between knowledge B, attitude, and practice components, but both were statistically significant. Our study showed that physical therapists in Saudi Arabia exhibit good knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies Language: En Journal: Healthcare (Basel) Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Saudi Arabia

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies Language: En Journal: Healthcare (Basel) Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Saudi Arabia